Luis Alonzo Sanchez-Trujillo, and Luis Armando Escobar-Nieto v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Petitioners, Luis Alonzo Sanchez-Trujillo and Luis Armando Escobar-Nieto, citizens of El Salvador who entered the United States without inspection, applied for asylum and prohibition of deportation. They petition for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying their requests for relief from deportation on account of their membership in a purportedly persecuted social group of young, working class males who have not served in the military of El Salvador. The BIA also denied their claims based upon individual allegations of persecution on account of actual or imputed political opinion. We affirm the decision of the BIA, and deny the petition for review.

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BACKGROUND

The Immigration & Naturalization Service (“INS”) instituted deportation proceedings against Sanchez and Escobar in June, 1980, and October, 1980, respectively, charging them with entry into the United States without inspection in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (a)(2). At their joint deportation hearing commencing April 12, 1982, both petitioners conceded deportability but indicated a desire to apply for asylum as refugees under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a).

The petitioners maintained that they…